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Gastrointestinal Pathogen Panel

Georgia rates for HCPCS 87506

A stool test that looks for the genetic material of a group of germs that cause diarrhea and vomiting, covering bacteria, viruses and parasites in a single run. It identifies a cause faster than waiting for organisms to grow in culture.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Gastrointestinal Pathogen Panel cost?

$229

Typical negotiated rate. In Georgia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $229 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $186 from a physician practice, and about $302 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$186$117 to $251
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$302$224 to $437

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $302 · 10th to 90th $182 to $575Professionalmedian $186 · 10th to 90th $105 to $525
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $302professional $186

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$616.60
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$562.34
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$162.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$380.19
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$288.40
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$371.54
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$354.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$794.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$660.69
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$501.19
Oscar Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$371.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$263.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$316.23

Where Georgia sits

The same service costs 3.0 times more in Alaska than in Oklahoma. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Georgia· 41st of 51

$229

AK $589OK $195

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.